Club Dread (2004) 7/10

Starring : Jay Chandrasekhar, Bill Paxton, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Brittany Daniel
Director : Jay Chandrasekhar
Running Time : 114 mins

It’s Spring Break on the island resort of Pleasure Island, but the fun of the staff and guests doesn’t last for long when people start turning up dead. Everyone’s a suspect, and nobody is safe from the vengeance of the murderous Machete Phil – who is killing people according to the lyrics of a song by island owner Coconut Pete (Paxton) - so everyone bands together to try and figure out who the killer is and stop them before they all die..

If it wasn’t for the corny dialogue this could have been like any other teen slasher that has surfaced over the last few years. The villain is horrifically unstoppable, the victims are pathetically easy to kill, and the suspects are numerous. There is a lot that could connect this to horror sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, from the white Rasta to the island setting, but the comic twists make this silly instalment to the Broken Lizard series memorable for not being as over the top as the movies of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer.

You’ll like this if you liked : Super Troopers